Philanthropy T. Boone Pickens

1 philanthropy

1.1 donations oklahoma state university
1.2 humanitarian contributions
1.3 honors , awards

philanthropy

pickens has given more $700 million away charity, of $500 million has been donated oklahoma state university. pickens among billionaires have made giving pledge, commitment give away half of wealth charitable purposes.

donations oklahoma state university

boone pickens stadium @ oklahoma state university in stillwater, oklahoma.

pickens has been major financial contributor alma mater, stillwater campus of oklahoma state university (osu). through contributions, pickens spearheaded initiative create athletic village north of existing campus. in order so, hundreds of homes acquired osu administration, 1 via eminent domain, , demolished using pickens contributions.

pickens gift remains largest donation university s athletic program in collegiate history. total contributions osu come on $1 billion. on $265 million, or 66%, of donations have been towards athletics. pickens has made substantial academic gifts oklahoma state university, particularly school of geology, named him.

on december 30, 2005, pickens made $165 million gift oklahoma state university. new york times reported money spent less hour on december 30 in account of university s charity, o.s.u. cowboy golf inc., before invested in hedge fund controlled pickens, bp capital management. pickens, on board of o.s.u. cowboy golf, waived management fees osu monies. profits of fund go enlarging osu gift. gift intended fund upgrade of football stadium , construction of athletic village, sparked controversy because osu planned use eminent domain acquire residential property projects. donation comes after $70 million gift pickens osu in 2003, structured using o.s.u. cowboy golf, inc.

on july 28, 2007, board of regents of oklahoma state university approved resolution move $28 million osu foundation pickens bp capital management company in dallas. oklahoma state has invested $277 million in fund. pickens has been waiving fees university s investments fund.

on may 21, 2008, pickens donated $100 million academics @ oklahoma state university. gift matched state of oklahoma.

in october 2008, reported in ny times due recent financial recession, of pickens s gifts athletic department had seen large decline in market value while being managed in hedge funds. same ny times article noted due worldwide recession, other schools , charitable organizations experiencing problems investments. article mentions pickens management of donated funds had turned $6 million $31 million school s athletic fund.

humanitarian contributions

pickens , employees of bp capital llc donated $7 million hurricane katrina relief effort. chronicle of philanthropy lists pickens among largest charitable givers 2005 , 2006. has donated half billion dollars philanthropic causes during career.

on nov. 6, 2006, pickens donated $5 million toward construction of texas woman s university s t. boone pickens institute of health sciences-dallas center.

on may 16, 2007, pickens donated $100 million 2 university of texas health care institutions. gifts donated ut southwestern medical center @ dallas , university of texas m. d. anderson cancer center in houston. donations required grow $1 billion within 25 years before can disbursed recipient institutions.

on august 23, 2007, bizjournals.com reported pickens donating $2.5 million happy hill farm academy/home, residential school at-risk children , teenagers, build training center , guest lodge. pickens donated $1 million happy hill farm construction of new academic campus @ residential school in february 2007.

on december 5, 2007, dallas business journal reported pickens had donated $6 million jubilee park located @ s. carroll avenue , lindsley/parry avenue in dallas , man bulldozer begin demolition of abandoned building across street kindergarten head start program in jubilee park.

on june 20, 2008, pickens donated $25 million university of calgary s faculty of medicine during visit calgary flames owner harley hotchkiss.

on october 21, 2008, pickens donated $5 million downtown dallas ymca. downtown ymca renamed t. boone pickens ymca in honor. “i want gift encourage individuals, corporations , entire city make serious commitment fitness , health,” boone pickens said. “this money isn’t helping people work out – revitalize area , make ymca place citizens of dallas today, , inspire our next generation healthy.”

in 2010, pickens awarded annual, effecting change award 100 women in hedge funds

in december 2008, texas legislative conference honored pickens texan of year .

pickens has donated on $11 million university of texas @ dallas center brain health fund educational , research initiatives in area of brain science. part of donation funding t. boone pickens distinguished scientist chair held dr. ian robertson, ph. d.

honors , awards

in may 2012, pickens awarded albert schweitzer leadership award hugh o brian youth leadership foundation lifetime of accomplishments , in particular example has set future leaders of world.

in 2003, pickens inducted oklahoma hall of fame.

in popular culture

in american psycho there scene in patrick bateman, played christian bale, having noticed arrival of private investigator donald kimball ( william dafoe ), pretends talking business associate on phone, , says fictitious caller, kimball s benefit, ll have excuse me - t-boone pickens walked in.